Dr. Sajid Masood is a seasoned educator and academic leader with over 30 years of diverse experience in teaching, school leadership, teacher training, and higher education. He began his professional journey in 1993 as a Science Teacher at The Punjab School, Lahore. Within a year, he was appointed as the Principal of the Boys Wing, where he led a team of over 100 teachers and oversaw the academic development of more than 1,500 students.
In 2001, he was entrusted with establishing and leading the Professional Development Centre of The Punjab School, addressing the training and mentoring needs of over 300 faculty members. In 2003, Dr. Sajid became the founding Principal of the school’s new campus in Kot Khawaja Saeed, serving in this role until 2005. His transition into higher education came when he joined the University of Management and Technology (UMT), where he has since held multiple key academic and administrative positions.
At UMT, Dr. Sajid has served as Chairperson of the Department of Education, Associate Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, and Dean of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). He was also appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Knowledge School Network, a flagship project of ILM Trust, where he oversaw both academic and operational development of one of the fastest-growing school franchise systems in Pakistan.
Currently, he is serving as a Professor of Education in the Department of Education, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, UMT. He has taught a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses, particularly in areas such as educational leadership, curriculum studies, qualitative research, and instructional supervision.
As Dean of CTL, Dr. Sajid played a pivotal role in revamping UMT’s faculty development programs by aligning them with the evolving needs of higher education. He introduced training modules on emerging areas such as inclusive pedagogy, digital assessment, instructional design, and research mentorship. He is also an active member of UMT’s Peer Observation Committee, a pioneering initiative that institutionalized peer observation practices for quality enhancement in teaching at the higher education level in Pakistan.
Dr. Sajid has played a leading role in organizing and managing academic conferences, having served as Conference Secretary and Co-Secretary for multiple high-impact national and international conferences hosted by UMT, including the International Conference on Inclusive Education (2015, 2017) and the International E-Conferences on Research in Education and Leadership (2020, 2021). His contributions have helped establish UMT’s reputation for academic excellence and thought leadership in education.
He holds a Master of Science in Education from the Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of the Punjab, an MA in Educational Leadership and Management, an MPhil in Education, and a PhD in Education from UMT. His doctoral research explored the impact of high-stakes examinations on curriculum and instruction at the elementary level in Punjab. He is certified in Teaching and Research Excellence from George Mason University (USA), and in Mixed Methods Research from the National University of Singapore.
Dr. Sajid is the Chief Editor of UMT Education Review (UER), a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of education. An accomplished researcher with over 45 publications, he has supervised numerous MPhil and PhD theses and is actively involved in training, policy advocacy, and educational improvement initiatives across Pakistan.